Globalization and the End of the Labor Aristocracy, Part 3
On the current structure of globalization and its implications for the distribution of income within and between countries.
Read more...On the current structure of globalization and its implications for the distribution of income within and between countries.
Read more...Why America’s belligerent posture towards North Korea needs to be taken with a fistful of salt.
Read more...Some history on the hostilities between the US and North Korea, and how that plays into the recent escalation of tensions.
Read more...Sustainable fashion initiatives face huge obstacles in displacing fast fashion’s popularity, despite fair labor and environmental concerns.
Read more...Philippines’ President Duterte decides to hot things up a bit in the simmering South China Sea hostilities.
Read more...China’s debt markets are looking more and more like the West, circa 2007. And it’s not clear the government can intervene as successfully.
Read more...Reduced innovation is another reason to question using China as America’s outsourced manufacturer.
Read more...An in-depth data analysis shows a strong correlation between exposure to competition from imports and a rise in right-wing nationalism.
Read more...Chinese mortgages, which have been the driver of credit growth, are now hard to get. Is this just a short-term tightening?
Read more...Why there is no cause for cheer on the China banking front.
Read more...Oil may be a big reason behind the Trump Administration’s aggressive stance towards China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Read more...Fast fashion is flourishing in the US, despite problematic labor practices and the considerable environmental costs it generates.
Read more...Will Trump bumble his way into a trade war?
Read more...How uncertainty over the wisdom of the Fed starting to tighten in 2017 and its reading of Trump policies might impact other economies.
Read more...Some specifics of why political risk and central bank policy will make for a wild ride in 2017.
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